Åland Islands official football team
The Åland Islands official football team (Swedish: Ålands förbundslag i fotboll) is the official football team for the Åland Islands, Finland, and is controlled by Ålands Fotbollförbund. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA.
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| Nickname(s) | The Ålandish Islanders | ||
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| Association | Ålands Fotbollförbund | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Nordström Per-Åke Eriksson | ||
| Home stadium | Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn | ||
| FIFA code | AXL | ||
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| First international | |||
 Åland Islands 4–2 Sápmi  (July, 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Åland Islands 6–2 Bornholm  (Visby, Gotland; 14 June 1986) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Faroe Islands 7–1 Åland Islands (Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 12 July 1989) | |||
The team mainly competes in the Island Games. Åland hosted the games in 1991 and 2009. The team won a silver medal in 2009 and bronze medal in 1989 and 1993. They also reached fourth place in 1991 and 2011.
Åland also has a successful club football side, IFK Mariehamn, which plays in the Finnish premier league (Veikkausliiga) and won the league in 2016.
Tournament records
| Island Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1989 | Group phase | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1991 | 3rd place match | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 1993 | 3rd place match | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
 1995 | 7th place match | 7th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
 1997 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1999 | 5th place match | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
 2001 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2003 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2005 | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
 2007 | 7th place match | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2009 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3rd place match | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2015 | 9th place match | 9th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 2017 | 7th place match | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10/14 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 66 | 79 | |
Selected internationals opponents
| Opponents | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Bornholm |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Falkland Islands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Faroe Islands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
 Frøya |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Gibraltar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Gotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 33.33 |
 Greenland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Guernsey |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 33.33 |
| Isle of Man |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Isle of Wight |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 66.67 |
| Jersey |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0.00 |
 Menorca |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Öland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Rhodes |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Saare County |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Sápmi |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 66.67 |
 Sealand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Shetland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 75.00 |
 Western Isles |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Ynys Môn |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Total | 48 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 91 | 90 | +1 | 47.92 |
Kit manufacturers
          2013–14 home kit |
    2013–14 away kit |
     2013–14 GK kit |
| Period | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|
| 1943–1998 |  Hummel |
| 1998–2002 |  Erreà |
| 2002–2007 |  Puma |
| 2007–present | Adidas |
References
External links
- Ålands Fotbollförbund (in Swedish and Finnish)
- National-Football-Teams.com
- Island Games Website
International association football | ||
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| Africa |  | |
| Asia | ||
| Europe | ||
| North & Central America and the Caribbean | ||
| Oceania | ||
| South America | ||
| Non-FIFA | ||
| Games | ||
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